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서래섬

반포한강공원과 연결된 작은 인공 수변섬으로, 반포대교와 동작대교 사이에 산책로·잔디공간과 계절 꽃 경관이 펼쳐진다. 조용한 한강 산책지이면서 계절별 서울 행사의 무대가 되기도 한다.

40 Sinbanpo-ro 11-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
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수유전통시장

서울 강북구 도봉로67길 일대의 생활형 전통시장으로 식재료·먹거리·소규모 점포가 이어지는 동네 시장이다.

Around Dobong-ro 67-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul
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Baengnyeon Market

A neighborhood alley-style traditional market in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, centered around Hancheon-ro 144-gil. It is part of Seoul's current traditional-market network and hosts recurring food, night-market and cultural programs.

Around 26 Hancheon-ro 144-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul
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Nodeul Island

A Han River cultural space in Seoul with newly opened waterfront gardens and a walking loop. The larger redevelopment remains in progress.

445 Yangnyeong-ro (west), 446 Yangnyeong-ro (east), Yongsan-gu, Seoul
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Seoul Namsan Traditional Theater

A traditional-music performance venue inside Namsangol Hanok Village, with a hanok-style exterior and an underground performance hall designed for Korean traditional music. The stage can be reconfigured between proscenium and thrust arrangements.

28 Toegye-ro 34-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
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Nanji Campground

A Seoul-run campground beside Nanji Hangang Park with general and free-pitch camping, glamping, barbecue and campfire zones. Different zones use different sessions and check-in times, so visitors should reserve the specific facility they want rather than treating the whole site as one walk-in campground.

28 Hangangnanji-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
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Garak Mall

A modernized food-and-market complex in Songpa-gu connected to the Garak agricultural and fishery wholesale market. Visit Seoul lists fresh produce, meat, seafood, kitchen goods, restaurants, a library, cooking studio, convention facilities and other services within the complex.

932 Yangjae-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul
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Maeheon Citizens’ Forest

A 24-hour urban forest in Seocho-gu near Yangjae, with walking paths, memorial spaces, a barefoot acupressure trail and accessible visitor facilities.

99 Maeheon-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
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Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture

A public exhibition and cultural space beside Seoul City Hall devoted to urbanism, architecture and the changing city. Built on the former National Tax Service annex site and formally opened in 2019, the mostly underground complex combines galleries and event spaces with the open Seoul MARU roof/plaza above.

119 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
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National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

A free national museum on Gwanghwamun Square covering modern and contemporary Korean history. It is also hosting the National Hangeul Museum’s Hangeul Day centennial exhibition while the Hangeul Museum’s main building is temporarily closed.

198 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03141, Korea
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Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site

A Neolithic archaeological site in eastern Seoul with excavated hut remains, reconstructed dwellings and museum displays based on finds from the area.

875 Olympic-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul
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Seoul Forest

A large urban park in Seongdong-gu beside Seongsu, combining open lawns, ecological areas, gardens, walking paths and visitor facilities. The park itself is open 24 hours, while individual indoor/ecological facilities keep separate hours.

273 Ttukseom-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
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Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater

A specialist traditional-music theater beside Changdeokgung and Jongmyo in central Seoul, with a hanok-style venue focused on gugak and related performance traditions.

102 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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Seoul Station

Seoul’s main long-distance rail hub, combining KTX and conventional KORAIL services with Seoul Subway Lines 1 and 4, the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and the Airport Railroad (AREX).

405 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Haneul Park

A high, wind-exposed ecological park in Seoul's World Cup Park, built on the former Nanjido landfill. Its broad plateau is known for silver-grass fields, skyline views and one of Seoul's clearest examples of landfill restoration becoming public landscape.

95 Haneulgongwon-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
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Templestay Information Center — Seoul

The ground-floor Templestay information point opposite Jogyesa in central Seoul, where visitors can collect program information and ask about choosing a temple experience.

1F, 56 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Amore Seongsu

Amorepacific's Seongsu experience space, arranged around a Cleansing Room, Beauty Library and garden-facing lounge in a former auto-repair building.

7 Achasan-ro 11-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yongsan Station

A major Seoul rail hub for KTX and conventional services toward the Honam, Jeolla and Janghang corridors, with Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Gyeongui-Jungang Line.

55 Hangang-daero 23-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Dong Seoul Terminal

A major combined express and intercity bus terminal in Gwangjin-gu, directly beside Gangbyeon Station on Seoul Subway Line 2.

50 Gangbyeonyeok-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seoul Nambu Terminal

An intercity bus terminal in Seocho-gu served by Nambu Bus Terminal Station on Seoul Subway Line 3.

292 Hyoryeong-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Central City Terminal

A major Honam-line express-bus terminal in Seocho-gu, adjacent to Seoul Express Bus Terminal and connected to Express Bus Terminal Station.

190 Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seoul Express Bus Terminal

A major long-distance bus terminal in Seocho-gu serving Gyeongbu and Yeongdong express-bus routes, directly connected to Express Bus Terminal Station.

194 Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Suseo Station (SRT)

The Seoul terminus of SRT high-speed rail in Gangnam-gu, directly connected to Seoul Subway Line 3 and the Suin-Bundang Line.

99 Bamgogae-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Korean Film Archive — Sangam

A public film-culture destination in Seoul containing the Korean Film Museum, Cinematheque KOFA and Film Reference Library. Each facility has its own access arrangements.

400 World Cup buk-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Beauty Play Myeongdong

A public-facing K-beauty experience and promotion center in Myeongdong where visitors can test products and try selected beauty experiences rather than only shop shelves.

3F, 73 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
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K-Pop Square Hongdae

A specialized K-pop retail and fandom space in Hongdae built around artist pop-ups, immersive exhibitions and limited merchandise.

141 Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
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Seoul Cruise Yeouido Terminal

A Hangang cruise terminal in Yeouido Hangang Park, used for sightseeing cruises, evening sailings and event programs. It is one of the easiest river terminals to reach by subway.

231 Yeouidohanganggongwon-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
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HiKR Ground

A Korea Tourism Organization cultural space beside Cheonggyecheon, with a K-pop video-experience floor, media installations and regional-travel exhibitions.

40 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seoul K-Medi Center

A cultural complex in Seoul Yangnyeong-si that explains the history and material culture of Korean medicine through a museum, herb-focused exhibits and visitor experiences.

26 Yangnyeongjungang-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul